Abure’s LP Faction Dismisses Adoption of Usman, Nwochocha for National Leadership

ChuksOkocha in Abuja

The faction of the Julius abure-led National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) has dismissed the “purported” ratification of Senators NenadiUsman and Darlington Nwochocha, as Chairman and Secretary of an interim National Committee of the party as illegal.

Abure announced this after a NEC meeting of his faction held at the party’s National headquarters, Abuja, yesterday.

In the adoption of Usman last week, nine statutory members of the party’s NEC which had Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, his deputy, IkechukwuEmetu, among others had on Friday met at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, and ratified the Interim National Committee.

But Abure who chaired Monday’s NEC meeting, urged members of the public to discountenance the factional NEC and the resolutions there from.

While reading the communique after the meeting, Abure said, “The NEC Meeting was attended by members of the National Working Committee, National officers of the party, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Vice Presidential candidate of the 2023 General Election, State Chairmen, and Stakeholders of the party and other co-opted members of the National Executive Council as provided by Article 13 (A) of the Party Constitution.

“At the end of the meeting, the following resolutions were approved and adopted.

“The NEC in session after reviewing the purported NEC meeting held in Transcorp on Friday, the 18th of July 2025, condemned the conveners of the meetings and thereafter disassociate itself from the outcome of the so-called NEC meeting where they renamed their illegal Caretaker Committee set up in Umuahia last year as Interim National Working Committee.

“NEC notes that no matter how illegality is decorated it cannot be legal. Renaming the Caretaker Committee, Interim NWC does not remove its illegality.

“This sitting contravenes the Party’s Constitution. Article 14 (4) (B) gives powers to call meetings only to the National Secretary with the approval of National Chairman.

“The meeting also contravenes the provisions of Section 82 (1) (2) (a) of the Electoral Act 2022 which provides as follows: 82 (1) Every registered political party shall give the Commission at least 21 days’ notice of any Convention, Congress, Conference or meeting convened for the purpose of ‘’merger’’ and electing members of its executive committees, other governing bodies, or nominating candidates for any of the elective offices specified under this Act. Such notice must be given by the National Chairman and Secretary of the Party.

“The Commission may, with or without prior notice to the political party attend and observe any convention, congress, conference or meeting which is convened by a political party for the purpose of (a) electing members of its executive committees or other governing bodies NEC in session consequently disassociating itself from the meeting and its outcomes.”

The Vice Presidential candidate of the party in 2023, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, in his remarks said, “Labour Party is not a party to walk away from. The successes of this party cannot be ignored.

“We have records of over 10 million votes which was later reduced to 6 million we all know what happened. I am here as a peace maker.

“I must say in the past a coalition was made and in the past a sitting Nigerian government was voted out. I note that is what we in the Labour Party want to do in 2027.”